Mastic, NY - October 16, 2017 - Suffolk County Police have arrested a sex offender for failing to report a change of residence as required by the New York State Sex Offender Registration Act.
As part of a routine investigation, detectives from the Special Victims Section discovered that Adrian Thomas, who had registered his address as homeless with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, was actually living in a home he owned, located in Mastic.
Thomas, 53, a level 2 sex offender, was arrested and charged with Failure to Report Change of Residence, an E felony. Under New York State Corrections Law, a level 2 sex offender is required to report a change of address within 10 business days.
Thomas was arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on October 12.
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